Comprised exclusively of clinical cases illustrating current strategies for obesity management across various types of conditions, this concise, practical casebook will provide obesity medicine specialists and all physicians who treat obesity with the best real-world strategies to properly diagnose and treat patients struggling with weight management. Each section includes a pair of cases that open with a unique clinical presentation, followed by a description of the diagnosis, assessment and management technique recommended and employed, as well as the case outcome and clinical pearls and pitfalls. Cases included in the first sections depict issues involved in obesity management in metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance syndromes, genetic predisposition, and type 2 diabetes. Subsequent sections present cases highlighting particular management strategies, such as psychiatric medication induced weight gain, behavioral interventions, bariatric surgery and pharmacotherapy for obesity.

Pragmatic and reader-friendly, Obesity Management: A Clinical Casebook is an excellent resource for physicians who treat overweight and obesity and the complications of these conditions.

Part I: Metabolic Syndrome

Identifying and Treating the Metabolic Syndrome
Identifying Comorbidities of Obesity
Part II: Insulin Resistance Syndromes
A Patient of High Cardiometabolic Risk
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Part III: Type II Diabetes and Obesity
Diagnosing Type II Diabetes and Choosing Medications in Patients with Obesity
Cardiovascular Outcomes Profiles of Anti-diabetes Medications
Part IV: Psychiatric Medication-Induced Weight Gain
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) and Weight Gain
Antipsychotic Medication Induced Weight Gain
Part V: Behavioral Interventions
Approach to Nutritional Therapies
Motivational Interviewing
Part VI: Bariatric Surgery
Surgical Options and Criteria for Bariatric Surgery
Postoperative Management and Nutritional Deficiencies
Part VII: Pharmacotherapy for Obesity
Choosing a Medication
Anti-obesity Pharmacotherapy after Bariatric Surgery
Part VIII: Genetic Syndromes with Obesity
Melanocortin 4 Receptor (MC4R) Deficiency
Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS).